Tajikistani somoni

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Template other The somoniTemplate:Efn (ISO 4217 code: TJS, abbreviated: SM) is the currency of Tajikistan. It is subdivided into 100 dirams.Template:Efn

History

The somoni was introduced on 30 October 2000, replacing the rouble, at the rate of SM 1 = 1,000 Rbls.. It is named after Ismail Samani.

One somoni is divided into 100 dirams. Diram banknotes were first introduced on 30 October 2000, and coins were later introduced in 2001 with the intention of creating a more efficient monetary system and gradually replacing the diram notes. This was also the first time circulating coins were used in Tajikistan since independence in 1991.

Coins

Circulation coins, first issued in 2001, were struck in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 25, and 50 dirams composed of brass-clad steel and SM 1, SM 3, and SM 5 struck in nickel-clad steel. Bimetallic SM 3 and SM 5 coins were first released in 2003. The reverses of all somoni coins are changed annually and commemorate various events. A second issue dated 2011 was issued in June 2012, and included 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 dirams and SM 1. A third series of somoni coins was issued in 2018 in denominations of SM 1, SM 3 and SM 5.

Tajikistan coins are struck by Goznak at the Saint Petersburg Mint in Russia.

The First Series [1]
Image		Value	Technical parameters				Description			Date of minting
Reverse	Obverse		Diameter	Thickness	Mass	Composition	Edge	Obverse	Reverse
File:5 Dirams TJ 2001.png		5 dirams	16.5 mm	1.35 mm	2 g	brass-clad steel	Plain	Tajik 7-star crown, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон", year of minting	Value	2001
File:10 Dirams TJ 2001.png		10 dirams	17.5 mm	1.4 mm	2.4 g
File:20 Dirams TJ 2001.png		20 dirams	18.5 mm	1.4 mm	2.7 g
File:25 Dirams TJ 2001.png		25 diram	19 mm	1.4 mm	2.76 g	Brass
File:50 Dirams TJ 2001.png		50 diram	21 mm	1.45 mm	3.6 g
File:1 Somoni TJ 2001.png		SM 1	24 mm	1.6 mm	5.2 g	Template:Efn	Reeded and plain sections	Ismail Samani, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон", value,	Value and the Tajik 7-star crown, year of minting	2001
File:3 Somoni TJ 2001.png		SM 3	25.5 mm	1.8 mm	6.3 g		Lettered	Coat of arms, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон", value
File:5 Somoni TJ 2001.png		SM 5	26.5 mm	1.85 mm	7 g		Reeded and plain sections with a star	Abuabdullo Rudaki, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон", value, "Рӯдакӣ"
These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table.

Second series (2011)

The Second Series
Image		Value	Technical parameters				Description			Date of minting
Reverse	Obverse		Diameter	Thickness	Mass	Composition	Edge	Obverse	Reverse
File:TJ 1 diram 2011 av.png	File:TJ diram 2011 rev.png	1 diram	14.5 mm	1.3 mm	1.3 g	Brass-clad steel	Plain	Coat of arms, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон", year of minting	Value	2011
File:TJ 2 diram 2011 av.png	File:TJ diram 2011 rev.png	2 diram	16 mm	1.4 mm	1.6 g
File:TJ 5 diram 2011 av.png	File:TJ diram 2011 rev.png	5 diram	18 mm	1.5 mm	2 g	Copper-clad brass
File:TJ 10 diram 2011 av.png	File:TJ diram 2011 rev.png	10 diram	20.5 mm	1.7 mm	3 g
File:TJ 20 diram 2011 av.png	File:TJ diram 2011 rev.png	20 diram	23.5 mm	1.8 mm	4.5 g		Corrugated
File:TJ 50 diram 2011 av.png	File:TJ diram 2011 rev.png	50 diram	26 mm	2 mm	5.5 g		reeded
File:TJ 1 somoni 2011 av.png	File:TJ 1 somoni 2011 rev.png	SM 1	27 mm	1.6 mm	5.2 g	Cupronickel-clad steel
These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table.

Third series (2018)

A third series of somoni coins was issued in 2018 in denominations of SM 1, SM 3 and SM 5.

The Third Series
Image		Value	Technical parameters				Description			Date of minting
Reverse	Obverse		Diameter	Thickness	Mass	Composition	Edge	Obverse	Reverse
File:TJ 1 somoni 2018 rev.jpg	File:TJ 1 somoni 2018 ob.jpg	SM 1	24.5 mm	1.8 mm	5.8 g	Nickel-brass	Reeded	Country name, Mirzo Tursunzoda	Value and the year of minting	2018
File:TJ 3 somoni 2018 rev.jpg	File:TJ 3 somoni 2018 ob.jpg	SM 3	25.5 mm		6.3 g		Plain with lettered inscription "СЕ СОМОНӢ"	Country name, Shirinsho Shotemur
File:TJ 5 somoni 2018 rev.jpg	File:TJ 5 somoni 2018 ob.jpg	SM 5	26.5 mm	1.85 mm	7.0 g		Reeded	Country name, Sadriddin Aynii	Value and the Tajik 7-star crown, year of minting
These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table.

Banknotes

Banknotes of 1, 5, 20, and 50 dirams, SM 1, SM 5, SM 10, SM 20, SM 50, and SM 100 were printed in 1999 and issued in 2000. Along with a SM 3 note in 2010, inflationary pressure since the introduction of the somoni resulted in the issuing of SM 200 and SM 500 somoni notes that year. The SM 5, SM 10, SM 20, SM 50, and SM 100 somoni notes were reissued in 2013, bearing the year 1999. In 2021, the National Bank of Tajikistan issued a SM 100 banknote, similar to the original issue, but now featuring an image of the Navruz Palace on the back side of the note, replacing the image of the Presidential Palace on the previous issues of the denomination.

The Current Series [2]
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description			Date of
Obverse	Reverse				Obverse	Reverse	Watermark	printing	issue
File:TajikistanPNew-1Diram-1999 f.jpg	File:TajikistanPNew-1Diram-1999 b.jpg	1 diram	100 × 60 mm	Brown	Sadriddin Ayni Theatre and Opera House	Pamir Mountains	Two mountains over rectangle	1999	2000
File:TajikistanPNew-5Dirams-1999 f.jpg	File:TajikistanPNew-5Dirams-1999 b.jpg	5 dirams		Blue	Arbob Cultural Palace	Shrine of Mirzo Tursunzoda
File:TajikistanPNew-20Dirams-1999 f.jpg	File:TajikistanPNew-20Dirams-1999 b.jpg	20 dirams		Green	Meetings Hall of the National Bank of Tajikistan	Mountain road
File:TajikistanPNew-50Dirams-1999 f.jpg	File:TajikistanPNew-50Dirams-1999 b.jpg	50 dirams		Purple	Ismoili Somoni	Mountain valley
File:TajikistanPNew-1Somonis-1999 f-donatedtk.jpg	File:TajikistanPNew-1Somonis-1999 b-donatedtk.jpg	SM 1	141 × 65 mm	Green	Mirzo Tursunzoda	National Bank of Tajikistan	Portrait
File:TJS 3 2010 obverse.jpg	File:TJS 3 2010 reverse.jpg	SM 3		Violet	Shirinsho Shotemur	Majlisi Oli		2010	2010
File:TajikistanP15-5Somoni-1999(2000)-donatedsb f.jpg	File:TajikistanP15-5Somoni-1999(2000)-donatedsb b.jpg	SM 5	144 × 65 mm	Blue	Sadriddin Ayni	Shrine of Abuabdullo Rudaki		1999	2000 2010 2013 2017 2018
File:TajikistanP16-10Somoni-1999(2000)-donatedsb f.jpg	File:TajikistanP16-10Somoni-1999(2000)-donatedsb b.jpg	SM 10	147 × 65 mm	Red	Mir Said Alii Hamadoni	Tomb of Mir Said Alii Hamadoni
File:TajikistanP17-20Somoni-1999(2000)-donatedsb f.jpg	File:TajikistanP17-20Somoni-1999(2000)-donatedsb b.jpg	SM 20	150 × 65 mm	Yellow-brown	Abuali ibn Sino	Hissar Castle
File:TajikistanP18-50Somoni-1999-donatedsrb f.jpg	File:TajikistanP18-50Somoni-1999-donatedsrb b.jpg	SM 50	153 × 65 mm	Blue	Bobojon Gafurov	Chaikhana (teahouse) Sino
File:TajikistanP19-100Somoni-1999(2000)-donatedeh f.jpg	File:TajikistanP19-100Somoni-1999(2000)-donatedeh b.jpg	SM 100	156 × 65 mm	Brown	Ismoili Somoni	Presidential Palace
File:TJS 200 2010 obverse.jpg	File:TJS 200 2010 reverse.jpg	SM 200	159 x 68 mm	Brown and Yellow	Nusratullo Maksum	National Library building in Dushanbe		2010	2010 2018
File:Tajikistan 500 Somoni observe.jpg	File:TJS 500 2010 reverse.jpg	SM 500	162 x 71 mm	Purple and Gray	Abuabdullo Rudaki	Palace of Nations in Dushanbe
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

See also

• Economy of Tajikistan

External links

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Preceded by: Tajik rouble Reason: inflation Ratio: SM 1 = 1,000 Rbls

Currency of Tajikistan 2000 –

Succeeded by: Current

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